is live in the newsroom with a preview. this is light before a title fight for two men who have never in the ring together -- before a title fight. the ability to win voters. they have both got plenty of experience on stage and plenty of argument under their belts, other,er against each race that polling shows very tight, the pressure is on. >> talking to the american people. i think expectations are working a little bit against us. >> they are aiming for one or zingers that stick with voters. i will not make age an issue of this campaign. i am not going to exploit for

particle purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience -- not going to exploit for political .urposes >> no domination of eastern europe. willnight's 90 minutes on domesticively with a heavy dose on the following an argument on health care and the role of you arent, and in case sure who comes out on top, pointing outhelp, they consider blunders or from the other side. whatever happens tonight may , becauseevant early.e going up will get the first question tonight, and that means romney will get the

at least on stage. maureen? >> thank you so much, scott. our coverage begins tonight with a wrap up at 11:00 -- it begins e debate and then a wrap up at 11:00. smartphone, ayour computer and give us your thoughts. gordon? rubio spent the day campaigning. had a lot of fun with the joe bidenrom yesterday. are saying that is an acknowledgement that a is policies have past four years policiesent obama's failed for the past four years. not seeton says many do as victims, as mr.

would's comments indicate. aboutere also talking accounts in the cayman islands. >> a fairly wide gap between the candidates for the senate. former governor, democrat tim against republican george allen. that same poll also shows obama ahead of mitt romney. >> police are trying to figure out if 5 attacks in springfield are related. samean was attacked in the block previously. police say each of the five attacks involved a man coming up behind the woman and then running off. >> police officers faced of richard

brutality. e police officer filed a $3 against theuit two officers. says he was off duty at the when two officers started beating him. was cited for having an open alcohol container and resisting arrest. one person said he never resisted arrest. >> a recent break-in on monday, california congressman g his office had been burglarized. we have a look at what has been stolen with horace holmes. some very unusual items, but of great value, but the is how is t fee buildingsg into these goods theut with his the -- how did

thief get in and then out? since early april, someone has on a crime spree, breaking into the offices of several offices onives' capitol hill. it has some off-balance. >> it is unusual. they have taken some buttronic equipment, been taking have , memorabilia,ohol signed baseballs, even .residential easter eggs mike mcintyre's. >> making sure you have locked your own door. the police have no idea how anybody is pulling off these crimes. the offices are open during the

who wanted to visit their congressman. one man is shocked. think we would have property.r >> so far, we have kept the terrorists from getting in. >> police say they are on it. they are continuing their and eventually, thief.ll catch the horace holmes, abc 7 news. still to come on abc 7 news maryland has plans to keep the lights on after the next big storm. we will have some of the suggested improvements. latest.he >> the d.c. council is discovering something for employees only. g hill in theou

belfort furniture weather center. fall will come in. krtal conwell : we see a lot of problems with the... resources. materials. things that the children need... on a day-to-day babasis. anncr: question seven will help. the department of legislative services says question seven... will mean hundreds of millions of dollars...

for schohools...from gaming revenues that would have... gogone to other states. and independent audits will guarantee the money... goes where it's supposed to. krystal conwell: i think people should vote for question... seven because i think it will be a great benefit to children. seven because i think it will be a great benefit to children. these appliances could have been made here in america. but a company called global tech maximized profits by paying its workers next to nothing... under sweatshop conditions in china. when mitt romney led bain, they saw global tech as a good investment...

even knowing that the firm promoted its practice of exploiting... low-wage labor to its investors. mitt romney - tough on china? since when? >> we are back with talk about a tax. >> whether they should pay back of their paycheck to the

city. sam ford has more on what to get back.t but i do not understand what is on in this place. >> i do not understand what is going on in this place. >> the council took up several e revenuegetting mor workers, since d.c. prohibited from taxing residents. new-ill would provide all to give back 4% of their salary. >> those dollars within our city. if you go to ask the workers, it "if you live in d.c.?" >> i live in maryland. i have been in maryland all of my life. of the city's 31,000

58% do not live in the city. one worker moved to maryland h his new wife. i was born in d.c. >> he was not at the hearing and those that were read council the riot act. >> we, of course, want to hear the public. do not affect our ability to people and retain them. >> in northwest washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. as it could as good be. and feeling more like summer around here. afteras more, coming up the break. and another showdown this weekend. one for the record

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captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- this is abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. a task force has released recommendations for a more system. electrical >> putting power lines underground. saysnor marti o'malley to an increase $2$1 to to w dollars -- to bills. >> a private survey indicates growth may be affecting hiring. they say private-sector companies added fewer numbers --

r jobs. not enough to are sufficiently push down the and rate.ment e. the unemployment rat >> experts say people will spend more this year than last year. they look for an increase in november and december. the forecast is the increase since 2009. it does not feel like the holidays around here. >> the temperatures and a levels are up. much cooler weather is on the way. ourt time-lapse from two of cameras -- the time- our two rooftop cameras.

definitely a little bit of humidity in the air. muggy. 75 in gaithersburg, 77 now in warrenton. average, theabove official temperature at reagan national. a few showers continue to move the east of the carolina coast. some in southwest virginia. there could possibly be a shower, especially a cold front works its way in. muggy. as we get to friday, we will lose the humidity. comfortable. 77 in detroit, 63 in chicago, in minneapolis. , thee rocky mountain area temperatures are really starting tank, and we will feel that

later. this is kind of a summertime, muggy combination. 30 degrees in minneapolis. is the cooler, drier air in. will be coming this will blow through tomorrow and by friday, a sunni. -- by friday, sunny. we may see scattered showers the saturday, and then comes right on in. near 60's on sunday, change. 68 degrees early tomorrow fog in with some patchy the air. isolated shower, which may not be widespread, on friday, we dry

things out. a better chance of some light rain on sunday. some beautiful autumn weather tuesday, and wednesday. and now, the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealer is. very good news. atlanta or st. louis. in a press conference after manager says the is not sure how serious the injury is, but getting 6 hits and news, out.ing bottom of the fourth. ryan zimmerman at the plate. he smashes his 25th home run of the year. a solo shot ties the game up at 1-1. bottom of the eighth.

michael. he gets his term. to the right. rounding the bases, he actually hurt his hamstring. they now get a few days off starting the course season -- the postseason. >> we will not worry about who are going to-- play or where. remiss do not the story ofbly the day for many local sports fans. teddy won. in his post-game interview, yes, he had one. he smiled. they will be chairing the team on. -- cheering the team on. the orioles wrapping things up

in tampa. baltimore has to win tonight for at the title. if new york loses, and they win, they will be tied with the yankees. the two rivals will play a game. the redskins host the atlanta but the homenday, advantage may actually be of sorts fore a seven-game losing fedex.at two interceptions. a win will not be easy. you can bet the offense is out for. to watch ryan is playing extremely well. big receivers they have, those guys are playing great.

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[ lefemale announcer ] ay say president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ fema announcer ] but this is what the budget plan mitt rney supports actually does. more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even though middle-class families rely on medicaid to help loved ones cover nursing-home care. and it helps parents support children with disabilities.

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we can't afford four more years. [ romney] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> it looks like we are having summer rather than the beginning of fall. it will bereaks, pretty sunset. chance for a shower tomorrow. muggy, 80, and then some late-day showers, a chilly day on sunday. we have more on wjla.com. >> thanks very much. >> "abc world news" is coming up next. do not forget the presidential debate.

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